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/sin zyoor, sin-/ • noun a person or thing that is the centre of attention or admiration. — ORIGIN originally denoting the constellation Ursa Minor, or the pole star which it contains: from Greek kunosoura ‘dog’s tail’ (also ‘Ursa Minor’).
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